Clyde Giddens Isn’t Going Anywhere

The Parole Board rejected the petition of convicted murderer Clyde Giddens, who in 1963 killed a woman he blamed for the dissolution of his marriage by stabbing her, chopping her body into piece that he fed to dogs and then burning her remains along with her house, for a medical furlough to a nursing home today.

Giddens’ plea came as a result of the criminal justice reform passed last year, which provided a new avenue for his latest attempt at release from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He’s made 15 such attempts, and for some reason this latest one was endorsed by Louisiana Department of Corrections head Jimmy LeBlanc, whose department has come under intense scrutiny after several documented cases of corruption and incompetence.

Following the Parole Board’s rejection of Giddens’ plea, Kennedy put out a celebratory statement…

“I am thankful that common sense prevailed and that the Louisiana Committee on Parole prioritized public safety and the victim’s suffering. Mr. Giddens needs to remain in prison until he dies despite Gov. Edwards’ efforts to free dangerous inmates through his criminal justice reform package” said Sen. Kennedy. “My prayers are with Earline Bamburg’s family. I’m sorry that they had to relive this.”

Quote of the Day

"Just getting off the phone with the league office. They blew the call. Man, there were a lot of opportunities though, but that call puts it first-and-10 and we'd only need three plays. It's a game-changing call. That's where it's at, so it's disappointing. For a call like that not to be made, it's just hard to swallow."
- Saints head coach Sean Payton in his post-game press conference after his team was robbed of a Super Bowl bid by a criminal no-call on pass interference with less than two minutes in Sunday's game.